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The Gasoline Tax and Paying to Maintain Our Roads

Congress should do the responsible thing—raise the gas tax

Jan. 21, 2015 4:29 p.m. ET

Regarding your editorial “Abolish the Gas Tax” (Jan. 15): It’s well known that a world-class transportation system isn’t built solely with roads. Funding transit and other modes gets the car in front of you off the road and out of traffic. Because of the decline in purchasing power and the ensuing $65 billion borrowed from the general fund to make up the shortfall, every taxpayer pays for our transportation system no matter how they choose to travel.

It’s true the gas tax isn’t working the way it should. It isn’t a real user...